So this is how my week is shaping up~ After a long shop Monday morning, burgers, beautiful rolls, lettuce, tomato, and onion fell on the table with baked potatoes to boot. Pork chops, brown rice and fresh green beans are on the menu tonight; tomorrow I expect a few chickens to roost in the oven; Thursday we will have my signature 'Tuna Noodles' and Friday is Pizza night... home assembled, of course~ Fresh fruits and vegetables aside eggs for breakfasts. Turkey sandies for lunches. Veggies and popcorn to snack on.
So my meals are planned but what about the rest of my life? Three kids and their activities, a day job, a dinner party tomorrow evening, errands, bills, a weekend RV trip on the other side of the hump, a wedding to dress five for in two weeks, and a household to keep up with (can anyone say laundry). I am sure, reader, your schedule, though it may differ from mine, is as full if not more so. How is that stress managed? By adding to it~ Let me explain...
In the morning I add to my schedule by taking time for me. I write, which I truly love to do. After I feel I have completed a thought I do about 30-45 minutes of yoga. After an egg sandwich, a shower, and a fresh face I hop into my favorite jeans and head to work. Four hours of elementary school later I return to homework, housework, dinner, errands, and the miscellaneous activities scattered all over the calendar. I could vacuum before work, but then me time is lost. When I am put on the back burner, I become resentful of everyone else's needs. When I become resentful, joy is lost and anger is fueled. My health and wellbeing is much more important than a clean carpet (especially because I am not giving up the clean carpet).
Make no mistake, reader, this post isn't really about me; it's about all of us. Every time we choose to ignore our own needs we impede our own health. When we choose not to take care of ourselves we can blame no one but, grrrrrrr, ourselves. So, add you to your schedule. Find time for planning your meals, for making your home livable, and for enjoying your accomplishments. Read if you enjoy it. Learn if it empowers you. Write. Journal. Paint. Exercise. Meditate. Pray. What ever makes you feel well, do it, even if it has nothing to do with any body else. You belong on your daily calendar~ if you find time for you, you will feel... better!
Remember, food is the foundation of all other things. Everything made in your body is made from the food you eat. All of the food is moved through the body with the assistance of the water you drink. Efficient systems and able bodies are what effectively accomplish requests and responsibilities. The calendar you keep can cause stress and consequently a hormone imbalance so, without going further, start with real food. Drink tons of water. Give your vitamins their vitamins. And, after you wash your hands, go pencil yourself onto the calendar... you may just find wellness becomes you.
Anna~
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